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Furiten

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You can't ron a tile you discarded

Your discards lie face up in front of you: your . If one of your waits is in your own river, you cannot win by ron. This is . It doesn't matter when you discarded it.

You wait on or and discarded a earlier. The player on your right discards : can you win?

Your discards
Ron from right

It covers every wait

Waiting on or with a in your ? You can't ron the either: furiten is about the whole hand.

Same hand and discards, but now is discarded. Can you win?

Your discards
Ron from across

Self-draw still wins

Furiten only stops ron. Drawing a winning tile yourself still wins.

Same hand and discards, and you draw yourself. Can you win?

Your discards
Tsumo

Avoiding furiten

When you can choose your wait, check your own first. A smaller wait you can ron on is usually better.

You drew . Reach tenpai without being furiten.

Your discards

Temporary and riichi furiten

Let a winning tile pass and you can't ron until after your next discard. After riichi, letting one pass makes you furiten for the rest of the hand. Your panel shows a red Furiten chip whenever it applies.

You pass on a ron because the hand is cheap. When can you ron again?

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